Yemen

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula killed one soldier and wounded four others during attacks in the provinces of Abyan and Lahj. Nine AQAP operatives, including a local commander, were detained in Lauder. Several hundred Americans may have received training at al Qaeda camps in Yemen.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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